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Chen Y, Sewsurn S, Amand S, Kunz C, Pietrancosta N, Calabro K, Buisson D, Mann S. Metabolic Investigation and Auxiliary Enzyme Modelization of the Pyrrocidine Pathway Allow Rationalization of Paracyclophane-Decahydrofluorene Formation. ACS Chem Biol 2024; 19:886-895. [PMID: 38576157 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.3c00684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
Abstract
Fungal paracyclophane-decahydrofluorene-containing natural products are complex polycyclic metabolites derived from similar hybrid PKS-NRPS pathways. Herein we studied the biosynthesis of pyrrocidines, one representative of this family, by gene inactivation in the producer Sarocladium zeae coupled to thorough metabolic analysis and molecular modeling of key enzymes. We characterized nine pyrrocidines and analogues as well as in mutants a variety of accumulating metabolites with new structures including rare cis-decalin, cytochalasan, and fused 6/15/5 macrocycles. This diversity highlights the extraordinary plasticity of the pyrrocidine biosynthetic gene cluster. From accumulating metabolites, we delineated the scenario of pyrrocidine biosynthesis. The ring A of the decahydrofluorene is installed by PrcB, a membrane-bound cyclizing isomerase, on a PKS-NRPS-derived pyrrolidone precursor. Docking experiments in PrcB allowed us to characterize the active site suggesting a mechanism triggered by arginine-mediated deprotonation at the terminal methyl of the substrate. Next, two integral membrane proteins, PrcD and PrcE, each predicted as a four-helix bundle, perform hydroxylation of the pyrrolidone ring and paracyclophane formation, respectively. Modelization of PrcE highlights a topological homology with vitamin K oxido-reductase and the presence of a disulfide bond. Our results suggest a previously unsuspected coupling mechanism via a transient loss of aromaticity of tyrosine residue to form the strained paracyclophane motif. Finally, the lipocalin-like protein PrcX drives the exo-cycloaddition yielding ring B and C of the decahydrofluorene to afford pyrrocidine A, which is transformed by a reductase PrcI to form pyrrocidine B. These insights will greatly facilitate the microbial production of pyrrocidine analogues by synthetic biology.
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- Youwei Chen
- Laboratoire Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Micro-organismes UMR 7245, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Universités; CP54, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Micro-organismes UMR 7245, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Universités; CP54, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Micro-organismes UMR 7245, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Universités; CP54, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Micro-organismes UMR 7245, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Universités; CP54, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
- Sorbonne Université, Faculté des Sciences et Ingénierie, UFR 927, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire des Biomolécules, LBM, Sorbonne Université, École Normale Supérieure, PSL University, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France
- Neurosciences Paris Seine - Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (NPS - IBPS), Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Micro-organismes UMR 7245, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Universités; CP54, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Micro-organismes UMR 7245, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Universités; CP54, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Molécules de Communication et Adaptation des Micro-organismes UMR 7245, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Universités; CP54, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
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Yang W, Zhang B, Tan Q, Chen Y, Chen T, Zou G, Sun B, Wang B, Yuan J, She Z. 4-Hydroxy-2-pyridone derivatives with antitumor activity produced by mangrove endophytic fungus Talaromyces sp. CY-3. Eur J Med Chem 2024; 269:116314. [PMID: 38527379 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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OSMAC strategy is a useful tool for discovering series of metabolites from microorganism. Five new sambutoxin derivatives (1-2, 4, 8-9), together with seven known compounds (3, 5-7, 10-12), were isolated from Talaromyces sp. CY-3 under OSMAC strategy and guidance of molecular networking. Their planar structures and absolute configurations were determined by NMR, HRESIMS, ECD spectra and common biosynthetic pathway. In bioassay, compounds 1-12 showed cytotoxicity to tumor cell lines with IC50 values in the range of 1.76-49.13 μM. The antitumor molecular mechanism of 10 was also explored. In vitro compound 10 significantly inhibited the growth and proliferation of two lung cancer cell lines (A549 and H1703). Furthermore, colony formation, EdU analysis, flow cytometry and Western blot analysis showed that 10 could induce cell cycle arrest in G0/G1 phase by promoting the expression of p53 and p21. The molecular mechanism of its antitumor effects in vitro is that 10 arrests the cell cycle by activating the p21/CyclinD1/Rb signaling pathway and the p53 pathway. Our results identified a lead small molecule compound with efficient antitumor growth and proliferation activity.
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- Wencong Yang
- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Sun Yat-Sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510080, PR China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China; School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, PR China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Sun Yat-Sen University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510080, PR China; Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China.
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Yuan Y, Wang G, She Z, Chen Y, Kang W. Metabolites isolated from the mangrove endophytic fungus Didymella sp. CYSK-4 and their cytotoxic activities. Fitoterapia 2023; 171:105692. [PMID: 37757921 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2023.105692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Two new 12- or 13- membered-ring macrocyclic alkaloids ascomylactam D and E (1 & 2), and a pair of new enantiomer (+)- and (-)- didymetone (3) were purified from the mangrove endophytic fungus Didymella sp. CYSK-4. Their structures and absolute configurations were determined by extensive spectroscopic analysis, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, ECD and 13C NMR calculations. Compound 2 exhibited significant cytotoxicity against human A549 and KYSE 150 cancer cell lines with IC50 values of 2.8 μM and 5.9 μM, respectively.
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- Yilin Yuan
- National R & D Center for Edible Fungus Processing Technology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- National R & D Center for Edible Fungus Processing Technology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China; School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- National R & D Center for Edible Fungus Processing Technology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China; School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China.
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- National R & D Center for Edible Fungus Processing Technology, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China.
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Huang Y, Yan H, Zhang B, Zhu G, Yu J, Xiao X, He W, Chen Y, Gao X, She Z, Li M, Yuan J. Ascomylactam C Induces an Immunogenic Cell Death Signature via Mitochondria-Associated ER Stress in Lung Cancer and Melanoma. Mar Drugs 2023; 21:600. [PMID: 38132921 PMCID: PMC10744434 DOI: 10.3390/md21120600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Ascomylactam C (AsC) is a new 13-membered-ring macrocyclic alkaloid, which was first isolated and identified in 2019 from the secondary metabolites of the mangrove endophytic fungus Didymella sp. CYSK-4 in the South China Sea. AsC has been found to have a broad-spectrum cytotoxic activity. However, the antitumor effects in vivo and mechanisms of AsC remain unclear. The aim of this study was to describe the effects of AsC on lung cancer and melanoma cells and to explore the antitumor molecular mechanism of AsC. In vitro, we used plate colony formation experiments and demonstrated the ability of AsC to inhibit low-density tumor growth. An Annexin V/PI cell apoptosis detection experiment revealed that AsC induced tumor cell apoptosis. In vivo, AsC suppressed the tumor growth of LLC and B16F10 allograft significantly in mice, and promoted the infiltration of CD4+ T and CD8+ T cells in tumor tissues. Mechanistically, by analyses of Western blotting, immunofluorescence and ELISA analysis, we found that AsC increased ROS formation, induced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, activated the protein kinase RNA-like ER kinase (PERK)/eukaryotic translation initiation factor (eIF2α)/activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4)/C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) signaling pathway, and induced immunogenic cell death (ICD) of tumor cells. Our results suggest that AsC may be a potentially promising antitumor drug candidate.
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- Yun Huang
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; (Y.H.); (H.Y.)
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control (Sun Yat-sen University), Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510080, China; (G.Z.); (J.Y.); (X.X.)
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; (Y.H.); (H.Y.)
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control (Sun Yat-sen University), Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510080, China; (G.Z.); (J.Y.); (X.X.)
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China; (B.Z.); (X.G.)
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control (Sun Yat-sen University), Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510080, China; (G.Z.); (J.Y.); (X.X.)
- Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control (Sun Yat-sen University), Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510080, China; (G.Z.); (J.Y.); (X.X.)
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control (Sun Yat-sen University), Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510080, China; (G.Z.); (J.Y.); (X.X.)
- Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China;
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China;
- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China;
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- School of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China; (B.Z.); (X.G.)
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China;
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; (Y.H.); (H.Y.)
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control (Sun Yat-sen University), Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510080, China; (G.Z.); (J.Y.); (X.X.)
- Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control (Sun Yat-sen University), Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510080, China; (G.Z.); (J.Y.); (X.X.)
- Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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Sun DP, Chen JT, Yang ST, Chen TH, Liu SH, Chen RM. Resveratrol triggers the ER stress-mediated intrinsic apoptosis of neuroblastoma cells coupled with suppression of Rho-dependent migration and consequently prolongs mouse survival. Chem Biol Interact 2023; 382:110645. [PMID: 37482209 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 07/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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Neuroblastoma, the most common childhood tumor, are highly malignant and fatal because neuroblastoma cells extremely defend against apoptotic targeting. Traditional treatments for neuroblastomas are usually ineffective and lead to serious side effects and poor prognoses. In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanisms of resveratrol-induced insults to neuroblastoma cells and survival extension of nude mice with neuroblastomas, especially in the endoplasmic reticular (ER) stress-intracellular reactive oxygen species (iROS) axis-mediated signals. Resveratrol specifically killed neuroblastoma cells mainly via apoptosis and autophagy rather than necrosis. As to the mechanisms, resveratrol time-dependently triggered productions of Grp78 protein and iROS in neuroblastoma cells. Attenuating the ER stress-iROS signaling axis significantly suppressed resveratrol-induced autophagy, DNA damage, and cell apoptosis. Successively, resveratrol decreased phosphorylation of retinoblastoma protein and induced cell cycle arrest at the S phase, translocation of Bak protein to mitochondria, a reduction in the mitochondrial membrane potential, cascade activation of caspases-9, -3, and -6, and DNA fragmentation. Moreover, weakening the ER stress-iROS axis concomitantly overcome resveratrol-induced decreases in translocation of Rho protein to membranes and succeeding cell migration. Interestingly, administration of resveratrol did not cause significant side effects but could protect the neuroblastoma-bearing nude mice from body weight loss and consequently extended the animal survival. In parallel, resveratrol elevated levels of Grp78 and then induced cell apoptosis in neuroblastoma tissues. This study has shown that resveratrol could kill neuroblastoma cells and extend survival of animals with neuroblastomas by triggering the ER stress-iROS-involved intrinsic apoptosis and suppression of Rho-dependent cell migration. Our results imply the potential of resveratrol as a drug candidate for chemotherapy of neuroblastoma patients.
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- Ding-Ping Sun
- Department of Surgery, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; Cell Physiology and Molecular Image Research Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Cell Physiology and Molecular Image Research Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Cell Physiology and Molecular Image Research Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Cell Physiology and Molecular Image Research Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Toxicology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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- Cell Physiology and Molecular Image Research Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Anesthesiology and Health Policy Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; International Ph.D. Program for Cell Therapy and Regeneration Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan.
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Luo Y, Luo X, Zhang T, Li S, Liu S, Ma Y, Wang Z, Jin X, Liu J, Wang X. Anti-Tumor Secondary Metabolites Originating from Fungi in the South China Sea's Mangrove Ecosystem. BIOENGINEERING (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 9:bioengineering9120776. [PMID: 36550982 PMCID: PMC9774444 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering9120776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A mangrove is a unique ecosystem with abundant resources, in which fungi are an indispensable microbial part. Numerous mangrove fungi-derived secondary metabolites are considerable sources of novel bioactive substances, such as polyketides, terpenoids, alkaloids, peptides, etc., which arouse people's interest in the search for potential natural anti-tumor drugs. This review includes a total of 44 research publications that described 110 secondary metabolites that were all shown to be anti-tumor from 39 mangrove fungal strains belonging to 18 genera that were acquired from the South China Sea between 2016 and 2022. To identify more potential medications for clinical tumor therapy, their sources, unique structures, and cytotoxicity qualities were compiled. This review could serve as a crucial resource for the research status of mangrove fungal-derived natural products deserving of further development.
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- Yuyou Luo
- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Bioactive Substances, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Pituitary Tumor Center, Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Bioactive Substances, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Correspondence: (J.L.); (X.W.); Tel.: +86-134-2412-4716 (J.L.); +86-20-39352189 (X.W.)
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China
- Correspondence: (J.L.); (X.W.); Tel.: +86-134-2412-4716 (J.L.); +86-20-39352189 (X.W.)
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Potential role of Marine Bioactive Compounds targeting signaling pathways in cancer: A review. Eur J Pharmacol 2022; 936:175330. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2022.175330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Pattnaik S, Imchen M, Kumavath R, Prasad R, Busi S. Bioactive Microbial Metabolites in Cancer Therapeutics: Mining, Repurposing, and Their Molecular Targets. Curr Microbiol 2022; 79:300. [PMID: 36002695 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-022-02990-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The persistence and resurgence of cancer, characterized by abnormal cell growth and differentiation, continues to be a serious public health concern critically affecting public health, social life, and the global economy. Hundreds of putative drug molecules of synthetic and natural origin were approved for anticancer therapy in the last few decades. Although conventional anticancer treatment strategies have promising aspects, several factors such as their limitations, drug resistance, and side effects associated with them demand more effort in repositioning or developing novel therapeutic regimens. The rich heritage of microbial bioactive components remains instrumental in providing novel avenues for cancer therapeutics. Actinobacteria, Firmicutes, and fungi have a plethora of bioactive compounds, which received attention for their efficacy in cancer treatment targeting different pathways responsible for abnormal cell growth and differentiation. Yet the full potential remains underexplored to date, and novel compounds from such microbes are reported regularly. In addition, the advent of computational tools has further augmented the mining of microbial secondary metabolites and identifying their molecular targets in cancer cells. Furthermore, the drug-repurposing strategy has facilitated the use of approved drugs of microbial origin in regulating cancer cell growth and progression. The wide diversity of microbial compounds, different mining approaches, and multiple modes of action warrant further investigations on the current status of microbial metabolites in cancer therapeutics. Hence, in this review, we have critically discussed the untapped potential of microbial products in mitigating cancer progression. The review also summarizes the impact of drug repurposing in cancer therapy and discusses the novel avenues for future therapeutic drug development against cancer.
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- Subhaswaraj Pattnaik
- Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, 605014, India.,Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Burla, Sambalpur, Odisha, 768019, India
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, 605014, India.,Department of Genomic Science, School of Biological Sciences, Central University of Kerela, Kasaragod, Kerela, 671316, India
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- Department of Genomic Science, School of Biological Sciences, Central University of Kerela, Kasaragod, Kerela, 671316, India
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- Department of Botany, School of Life Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, Bihar, 845401, India.
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, 605014, India.
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Munekata PES, Pateiro M, Conte-Junior CA, Domínguez R, Nawaz A, Walayat N, Movilla Fierro E, Lorenzo JM. Marine Alkaloids: Compounds with In Vivo Activity and Chemical Synthesis. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:374. [PMID: 34203532 PMCID: PMC8306672 DOI: 10.3390/md19070374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Marine alkaloids comprise a class of compounds with several nitrogenated structures that can be explored as potential natural bioactive compounds. The scientific interest in these compounds has been increasing in the last decades, and many studies have been published elucidating their chemical structure and biological effects in vitro. Following this trend, the number of in vivo studies reporting the health-related properties of marine alkaloids has been increasing and providing more information about the effects in complex organisms. Experiments with animals, especially mice and zebrafish, are revealing the potential health benefits against cancer development, cardiovascular diseases, seizures, Alzheimer's disease, mental health disorders, inflammatory diseases, osteoporosis, cystic fibrosis, oxidative stress, human parasites, and microbial infections in vivo. Although major efforts are still necessary to increase the knowledge, especially about the translation value of the information obtained from in vivo experiments to clinical trials, marine alkaloids are promising candidates for further experiments in drug development.
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- Paulo E. S. Munekata
- Centro Tecnológico de la Carne de Galicia, Parque Tecnológico de Galicia, rúa Galicia No. 4, San Cibrao das Viñas, 32900 Ourense, Spain; (P.E.S.M.); (M.P.); (R.D.)
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- Centro Tecnológico de la Carne de Galicia, Parque Tecnológico de Galicia, rúa Galicia No. 4, San Cibrao das Viñas, 32900 Ourense, Spain; (P.E.S.M.); (M.P.); (R.D.)
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- Centro de Tecnologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência de Alimentos, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Avenida Athos da Silveira Ramos 149, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro 21941-909, RJ, Brazil;
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- Centro Tecnológico de la Carne de Galicia, Parque Tecnológico de Galicia, rúa Galicia No. 4, San Cibrao das Viñas, 32900 Ourense, Spain; (P.E.S.M.); (M.P.); (R.D.)
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China;
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, College of Ocean, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China;
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- Centro Tecnológico de la Carne de Galicia, Parque Tecnológico de Galicia, rúa Galicia No. 4, San Cibrao das Viñas, 32900 Ourense, Spain; (P.E.S.M.); (M.P.); (R.D.)
- Área de Tecnología de los Alimentos, Facultad de Ciencias de Ourense, Universidad de Vigo, 32004 Ourense, Spain
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